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After Louisiana, Linda McMahon reaches Arkansas on 50-state education tour: Inside the state’s vision for students – Times of India

US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has brought her Returning Education to the States tour to Arkansas, the second stop in a cross-country initiative aimed at spotlighting how states are reshaping K-12 learning when given more autonomy.The 50-state tour, launched in Louisiana earlier this month, is central to the Trump administration’s push to decentralize education policy, moving decision-making power from Washington, D.C., to state capitals. In Arkansas, McMahon focused on two priorities that define the state’s education vision: driving up literacy rates and equipping students with skills for in-demand jobs. A day in Arkansas McMahon’s visit began at Don R. ... Read more